Community event offers free wellness knowledge, and BBQ, too >
As a longtime church music minister and funeral director in East Austin and Manor, Barry J.W. Franklin has stood at the intersection of some of…
Billy Harden (1953-2018) opened doors and shaped minds >
Billy Harden’s imprint on Austin was indelible. Not just because he was a towering figure in the African American community. But because Billy (whom I’ve…
Viewpoints: Race, Russian bots and the angst around #AustinBombings >
Five bombings in the past three weeks, with two dead, four injured and the culprit still at large, is plenty to put all of Austin on…
AISD’s plan to close, consolidate schools shreds public trust >
The move by Austin Independent School District Superintendent Paul Cruz to close and consolidate several East Austin schools soon after voters approved a billion-dollar bond package…
Commentary: Why East Austin article inflamed, hurt Latinos and African Americans >
For more than 50 years, East Austin was a neighborhood, home to the overwhelming majority of Austin’s African American and Latino families. Schools, community newspaper offices,…
